First edition, first printing (true first). Prelims plus 256pp. Crossword on endpapers. Bound in red cloth-covered boards with design on front and gilt block titles to spine (boards strong, clean, and square; just a little rounded at corners and spine tips). Dusty top text block edge. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Gutter a little strained between title page and opposite. In its original, unclipped dust jacket, designed by Raymond Hawkey (slightly bumped on edges, a little discoloured along upper edge). The dust jacket is now protected in an archival-quality mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Leonard Cyril Deighton is a British author whose works include cookery books, history and military history, but he is best known for his spy novels, including the series featuring the unnamed Harry Palmer. We have many books by Len Deighton in stock, including early, limited and first editions. Please inquire for discounts on multiple titles.
thrillers, Modern Fiction Firsts, spy fiction,
